·Laman and Lemuel thought Nephi meant to make
himself king so he could do with his brothers according to his own will and
pleasure. (1 Ne. 16:38)

I get the sense from the above scriptures that pleasure can
be dangerous, that they tend to distract us from God, that and that it is
possible to find pleasure in the wrong kinds of things.In particular, I was struck by
Ecclesiastes 2:1, which implies that our pleasures prove what kind of people we
are.

God, on the other hand, has His own special brand of
pleasure, which we can find out about.

for thy pleasure they are and were created: Rev. 4:11 .

the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his [Christ’s]
hand: Isa. 53:10 .

God adopts the Saints to himself through Jesus Christ
according to his will and pleasure (Eph. 1:5)

It is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom:
Luke 12:32 .

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him: Ps. 147:11 .

I make known unto them [that fear and serve me to the end]
the good pleasure of my will concerning all things: D&C 76:5, 7

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion: Ps. 51:18 .

Who buildeth up at his own will and pleasure: D&C 63:4 .

Let the Lord be magnified,
which hath pleasure in the prosperity of his servant: Ps. 35:27 .

these things [scriptures] shall go forth according to the
will and pleasure of God (2 Ne. 25:22)

according to mine own will and pleasure, that great things
be required at the hand of their fathers. (D&C 29:48)

From the above, I get the sense that the Lord takes pleasure
in every stage of the work of salvation, from the creation, to the atonement,
to conversion, to placing the kingdom in the hands of his righteous servants,
to revealing his will, and in all that serve him.

What does the Lord not
have pleasure in?

·When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to
pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: Eccl. 5:4 .

·thou art not a God that hath pleasure in wickedness:
Ps. 5:4 .

·Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked
should die: Ezek. 18:23 .

I also ran across a great example of Moses, who, according
to Paul (Heb 11:24-25), chose to forsake pleasure and his high status as
Pharaoh’s daughter’s son in exchange for affliction just to be with the people
of God.You have to give him
credit for priorities in the right place and great strength of purpose.How many of us are willing to sacrifice
our pleasures like that?

One of the things I learn from this study is how important
it is to find pleasure in the right
things (things of eternity). I also learn that it is important to have some,
but not to overdo the harmless temporary pleasures of life.The Family Proclamation lists
“wholesome recreational activities” as one of a list of important principles of
establishing successful families. When I think of recreation, I like to read it
as “re-creation,” as a way to re-create bonds of unity and re-create
strength.That gives a good way to
judge the quality of my pleasure and fun.

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